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Taxes & Cost of Living in Le Flon

Le Flon · Canton of FR

Here is how expensive life in Le Flon is compared to all ~2,100 municipalities in Switzerland — income tax, health insurance premium and electricity in one honest annual figure, calculated with the same engine as our address-precise location reports.

Total-cost rank 1,119 of 2,124 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 25,970 per year for tax, health insurance and electricity.

Municipality level is an approximation: The values apply to standard profiles at municipality level. Your exact amount depends on deductions, wealth, deductible choice and your precise address — that is what the Deep Report calculates.
Sources: FTA (tax 2026), FOPH (health insurance 2026), ElCom (electricity 2026), FSO (vacancies & demographics). View all data sources

Tax rate Le Flon

93.8 % (municipal coefficient income/wealth tax, in % of the simple cantonal tax)

Municipal tax rate 2026 as published by the canton. Tax rates are not comparable across cantons — the label states what the figure refers to. The amount in francs is in the table below.

Total annual cost by profile

Tax + health insurance + electricity per year for four standard households, with the rank among all Swiss municipalities and within the canton.

HouseholdTotal cost/yearRank CHRank canton
Single · CHF 80,000
Tax CHF 12,256 · health insurance 6,696 · electricity 1,228
CHF 20,1801,333 / 2,124108 / 121
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000
Tax CHF 11,350 · health insurance 13,392 · electricity 1,228
CHF 25,9701,119 / 2,12497 / 121
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000
Tax CHF 6,610 · health insurance 16,032 · electricity 1,228
CHF 23,8701,058 / 2,12491 / 121
Retired couple · CHF 80,000
Tax CHF 9,632 · health insurance 13,392 · electricity 1,228
CHF 24,2521,139 / 2,12495 / 121

Tax split: municipality versus canton

How income tax is split across the levels of government — the municipal share is the lever that moving home shifts.

Federal
CHF 1,701
Canton
CHF 8,035
Municipality
CHF 7,851
Church
CHF 0
Poll tax
CHF 0

FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.

Tax-burden trend 2018 → 2026

16.7 % → 17.6 % of income

Up 0.90 percentage points

Reference profile of the FTA index: single, CHF 100,000 gross income. Shows where this municipality’s tax burden has moved — across Switzerland 1,605 municipalities became more expensive and 419 cheaper. Your own burden depends on income and household; the location report computes it.

Health insurance premium

CHF 558 per month

Premium region 2

Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).

Electricity price

27.28 cent./kWh — CHF 1,228 per year

Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.

Vacancy rate

0.37% vacant dwellings

FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.

Second homes

10.2 % second-home share

Below the 20 % threshold at which the Second Homes Act blocks new second homes.

Source: ARE, housing inventory, second-home share.

Population & demographics

1,221 residents

+3.9% over ten years (2015 → 2025)

16% children · 17% aged 65+

Source: FSO (2025).

Climate and environment in the municipality

How many hot, cold, wet and foggy days per year — and how high the radon probability is. Measured at the municipal centroid.

Hot days (30 °C+)

6

Frost days (below 0 °C)

79

Rain days (1 mm+)

165

Snow days

41

Fog days (Oct–Feb)

39

Storm days (70 km/h+)

8

Heating degree days

2,562

Summer sun (kWh/m² per day)

5.7

Radon probability (%)

0

Source: Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis), annual mean 2023-2025. Measured at the municipal centroid on a roughly 9 km grid — meaningful for the municipality, too coarse for a single address. The location report computes the exact value. Radon: FOPH radon map, modelled exceedance probability at the municipal centroid.

What applies in canton FR

These three figures apply canton-wide, not just to this municipality — the data only exists at cantonal level.

Property transfer tax on purchase

2.25 % of the purchase price

Depending on the municipality 1.50–3.00 % (optional municipal levy).

First-time purchase of the primary residence (Art. 19a LDMG, since 01.03.2024): assessment basis reduced by −CHF 500'000 (price ≤ 1 Mio.) or −CHF 250'000 (1–1,5 Mio.); owner occupancy for at least 2 years.

Replacing a fossil heating system

Minimum renewable share required

Since 1.1.2020: at least 20 % renewable when replacing an oil/gas heating system (new builds 30 %); replacing electric heaters is also subject to conditions.

As of 07/2026 · checked against the cantonal primary source

Property tax

Levied

0–3 ‰ depending on the municipality

Optional municipal tax of at most 3,0‰ of the tax value (Art. 13 LICo).

As of 01.01.2025

Wealth tax structure

Progressive

The amount depends on your municipality’s tax multiplier — the location report computes it. This only shows how the canton structures the tariff.

As of 01.01.2024

Offences (canton)

47.7 per 1,000 inhabitants

FSO police crime statistics 2025, offences under the Criminal Code by canton.

Cost map of the Canton of FR

Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Le Flon is highlighted.

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Cheaper neighbouring municipalities

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Nearby municipalities

The municipalities closest to Le Flon — with the same cost data.

Where Le Flon stands nationally

The same figures, compared with every municipality.

Frequently asked questions about Le Flon

How high are the taxes in Le Flon?
A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 17,587 per year in Le Flon (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2026).
What does living in Le Flon cost?
For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 25,970 per year in Le Flon — rank 1,119 of 2,124 among all Swiss municipalities.
Are there cheaper municipalities near Le Flon?
Yes: around Le Flon some municipalities have a lower total cost for the same profile — the neighbour comparison on this page shows them with the annual saving.

The exact truth for your address in Le Flon

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